Sorry for the lack of updates on here in while, it’s been a very busy time for Entabeni! In the last few weeks we’ve had some very intensive courses, including an all-boys school from Joberg, with 80 grade 11 (17-18 yrs old). Their entire course was based around their life sciences project. So we had to teach them about human impact on the earth, and about current conservation projects in SA. It was different to anything I’ve ever really done, but it was brilliant!! Great kids, great teachers, and I learnt in the process as well!
As well as courses coming in I have also been busy try to start the President’s Award (equivalent of DoE) here at Entabeni, it’s something that we’ve heard of here at the centre but we have never been part of it. So I’ve been put in charge of trying to get it started here at Entabeni! It’s hard work as there’s lots of phone calls and emails trying to organize meetings ect, but it’s a huge responsibility and a great opportunity. But its looks to be paying off, as were almost there!
And of course there’s plenty planned for the future! Between the 8-12th of April we are travaling up to St Lucia which is up in the East coast of SA for a little staff vacation/training! Up there they have a big 5 game reserve with a bush camp that we will be staying in, a Wetlands nature reserve (so will hope to see some more wild Blue Cranes!), and amazing beaches!! Not bad for staff training ayy ahaha. The end of April is also going to be a good one!! We have some very special guests coming to visit, followed by the biggest cycle race in SA (Joberg2c) coming to our doorstep, so will be manning a hydration tent which should be good fun!!
Also on Monday it was decided that the crane sanctuary here at the centre will in charge of Wattle Crane AI (artificial insemination), which means we are going to be swapping most of our Grey Crowned, and Blue Cranes for Wattles. It may not sound like a big thing, but there are only 249 Wattles left in South Africa, and quite a lot of them a human imprinted, meaning that they will not mate with other Wattles. So if we can perform it successfully we will be making a big difference!!
Exciting times!!!!!
Till Next Time…
